> I attribute Go's success purely by it being pushed by Google. I would say that having Ken Thompson and Rob Pike's names attached was far more significant tha

> I attribute Go's success purely by it being pushed by Google. I would say that having Ken Thompson and Rob Pike's names attached was far more significant than Google. More than that, though, it was successful because it solved problems people had at the time. The solution space is much larger today, but at the time Go was quite unique in filling its niche.